The information in this document is applicable to Catalyst switches that run Catalyst OS (CatOS) and Cisco Catalyst 6500/6000 series switches that run Cisco IOS® Software.

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

For traditional Cisco switches that have a single backplane, such as the Catalyst 5000 series, sysTraffic from CISCO-STACK-MIB provides the system backplane utilization. The sysTraffic measurement equates roughly to the meter of the same name on the Supervisor Engine card.